MINIREVIEWS:

Maofu Fu, Chenguang Wang, Zhiping Li, Toshiyuki Sakamaki, and Richard G. Pestell

Minireview: Cyclin D1: Normal and Abnormal Functions
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5439-5447, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0959 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Santoro, Rosa Marina Melillo, Francesca Carlomagno, Giancarlo Vecchio, and Alfredo Fusco

Minireview: RET: Normal and Abnormal Functions
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5448-5451, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0922 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioannis Bossis and Constantine A. Stratakis

Minireview: PRKAR1A: Normal and Abnormal Functions
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5452-5458, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0900 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lee S. Weinstein, Jie Liu, Akio Sakamoto, Tao Xie, and Min Chen

Minireview: GNAS: Normal and Abnormal Functions
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5459-5464, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0865 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS & VIEWS:

Terry R. Brown

Nonsteroidal Selective Androgen Receptors Modulators (SARMs): Designer Androgens with Flexible Structures Provide Clinical Promise
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5417-5419, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1207 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey Tasker

Endogenous Cannabinoids Take the Edge off Neuroendocrine Responses to Stress
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5429-5430, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1218 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Ritu Khurana, Amit Agarwal, Virendra K. Bajpai, Nidhi Verma, Ashok K. Sharma, Ram P. Gupta, and Kunnath P. Madhusudan

Unraveling the Amyloid Associated with Human Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5465-5470, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0780 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shameena Bake and Farida Sohrabji

17ß-Estradiol Differentially Regulates Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Young and Aging Female Rats
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5471-5475, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0984 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Alan P. B. Dackiw, Shereen Ezzat, Ping Huang, Wei Liu, and Sylvia L. Asa

Vitamin D3 Administration Induces Nuclear p27 Accumulation, Restores Differentiation, and Reduces Tumor Burden in a Mouse Model of Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5840-5846, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0785 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

R. S. Weisinger, J. R. Blair-West, P. Burns, D. A. Denton, B. Purcell, W. Vale, J. Rivier, H. S. Weisinger, and C. N. May

Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Central and Peripheral Administration of Urocortin, Corticotropin-Releasing Factor, and Adrenocorticotropin in Sheep
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5598-5604, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven A. Nanda, Patrick H. Roseboom, George A. Nash, James M. Speers, and Ned H. Kalin

Characterization of the Human Corticotropin-Releasing Factor_2(a) Receptor Promoter: Regulation by Glucocorticoids and the Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Pathway
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5605-5615, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weiqun Lu, Louise Dow, Sarah Gumusgoz, Matthew J. Brierley, Justin M. Warne, Catherine R. McCrohan, Richard J. Balment, and Daniela Riccardi

Coexpression of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Urotensin I Precursor Genes in the Caudal Neurosecretory System of the Euryhaline Flounder (Platichthys flesus): A Possible Shared Role in Peripheral Regulation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5786-5797, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Diane C. Lagace, Roger S. McLeod, and Mark W. Nachtigal

Valproic Acid Inhibits Leptin Secretion and Reduces Leptin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5493-5503, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0877 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah J. Lessard, Sonia L. Lo Giudice, Winnie Lau, Julianne J. Reid, Nigel Turner, Mark A. Febbraio, John A. Hawley, and Matthew J. Watt

Rosiglitazone Enhances Glucose Tolerance by Mechanisms Other than Reduction of Fatty Acid Accumulation within Skeletal Muscle
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5665-5670, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher B. Kaelin, Allison Wanting Xu, Xin-Yun Lu, and Gregory S. Barsh

Transcriptional Regulation of Agouti-Related Protein (Agrp) in Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5798-5806, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0956 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niamh X. Cawley, Jiechun Zhou, Joanna M. Hill, Daniel Abebe, Sylvie Romboz, Tulin Yanik, Ramona M. Rodriguiz, William C. Wetsel, and Y. Peng Loh

The Carboxypeptidase E Knockout Mouse Exhibits Endocrinological and Behavioral Deficits
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5807-5819, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0847 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiong Deng, Marshall B. Elam, Henry G. Wilcox, Lauren M. Cagen, Edwards A. Park, Rajendra Raghow, Divyen Patel, Poonam Kumar, Ali Sheybani, and James C. Russell

Dietary Olive Oil and Menhaden Oil Mitigate Induction of Lipogenesis in Hyperinsulinemic Corpulent JCR:LA-cp Rats: Microarray Analysis of Lipid-Related Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5847-5861, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Hong Zhou, Xinyan Wang, Wendy K. W. Ko, and Anderson O. L. Wong

Evidence for a Novel Intrapituitary Autocrine/Paracrine Feedback Loop Regulating Growth Hormone Synthesis and Secretion in Grass Carp Pituitary Cells by Functional Interactions between Gonadotrophs and Somatotrophs
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5548-5559, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0362 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aurélie M. Delaigle, Jean-Christophe Jonas, Isabelle B. Bauche, Olivier Cornu, and Sonia M. Brichard

Induction of Adiponectin in Skeletal Muscle by Inflammatory Cytokines: in Vivo and in Vitro Studies
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5589-5597, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Youngah Jo and Douglas M. Stocco

Regulation of Steroidogenesis and Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in R2C Cells by DAX-1 (Dosage-Sensitive Sex Reversal, Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita, Critical Region on the X Chromosome, Gene-1)
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5629-5637, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0941 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsubasa Sakai, Honoo Satake, Hiroyuki Minakata, and Makio Takeda

Characterization of Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide as a Novel Insect Midgut Factor: Isolation, Localization, and Stimulation of -Amylase Activity and Gut Contraction
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5671-5678, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0722 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen Gonzalez, Ana M. Corbacho, Jason P. Eiserich, Celina Garcia, Fernando Lopez-Barrera, Veronica Morales-Tlalpan, Alma Barajas-Espinosa, Mauricio Diaz-Muñoz, Rafael Rubio, Sue-Hwa Lin, Gonzalo Martinez de la Escalera, and Carmen Clapp

16K-Prolactin Inhibits Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase, Intracellular Calcium Mobilization, and Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5714-5722, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0647 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. J. Assinder, C. Johnson, K. King, and H. D. Nicholson

Regulation of 5-Reductase Isoforms by Oxytocin in the Rat Ventral Prostate
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5767-5773, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shu-Zong Wang and R. Michael Roberts

Interaction of Stress-Activated Protein Kinase-Interacting Protein-1 with the Interferon Receptor Subunit IFNAR2 in Uterine Endometrium
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5820-5831, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0991 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

Gary M. Leong, Sofia Moverare, Jesena Brce, Nathan Doyle, Klara Sjögren, Karin Dahlman-Wright, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Ken K. Y. Ho, Claes Ohlsson, and Kin-Chuen Leung

Estrogen Up-Regulates Hepatic Expression of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling-2 and -3 in Vivo and in Vitro
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5525-5531, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pia Kotokorpi, Cissi Gardmo, C. Staffan Nyström, and Agneta Mode

Activation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor or Liver X Receptors Interferes with Growth Hormone-Induced akr1b7 Gene Expression in Rat Hepatocytes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5704-5713, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0552 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Wen M. Cao, Koji Murao, Hitomi Imachi, Xiao Yu, Hiroaki Dobashi, Kazuya Yoshida, Tomie Muraoka, Noriko Kotsuna, Sachi Nagao, Norman C. W. Wong, and Toshihiko Ishida

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Regulation of Hepatic Scavenger Receptor Class BI
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5540-5547, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0330 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. V. McLennan, X. Y. Wang, V. Moreno, D. K. Yue, and S. M. Twigg

Connective Tissue Growth Factor Mediates High Glucose Effects on Matrix Degradation through Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase Type 1: Implications for Diabetic Nephropathy
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5646-5655, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0436 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limor Shahrabani-Gargir, Tej K. Pandita, and Haim Werner

Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated Gene Controls Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Receptor Gene Expression in a Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage Response Pathway via Mechanisms Involving Zinc-Finger Transcription Factors Sp1 and WT1
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5679-5687, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Ramin Alemzadeh and Kathryn M. Tushaus

Modulation of Adipoinsular Axis in Prediabetic Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats by Diazoxide
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5476-5484, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Bonnie J. Deroo, Sylvia C. Hewitt, Shyamal D. Peddada, and Kenneth S. Korach

Estradiol Regulates the Thioredoxin Antioxidant System in the Mouse Uterus
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5485-5492, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0471 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dongmin Liu, Laurie L. Homan, and Joseph S. Dillon

Genistein Acutely Stimulates Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Vascular Endothelial Cells by a Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Dependent Mechanism
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5532-5539, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Qifang Wang, Xin Li, Liqin Wang, Ying-Hong Feng, Robin Zeng, and George Gorodeski

Antiapoptotic Effects of Estrogen in Normal and Cancer Human Cervical Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5568-5579, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald M. Price, Constance L. Chik, and Anthony K. Ho

Norepinephrine Induction of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-1 Expression in Rat Pinealocytes: Distinct Roles of - and ß-Adrenergic Receptors
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5723-5733, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0880 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tommaso Simoncini, Paolo Mannella, Letizia Fornari, Antonella Caruso, Monica Y. Willis, Silvia Garibaldi, Chiara Baldacci, and Andrea R. Genazzani

Differential Signal Transduction of Progesterone and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Human Endothelial Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5745-5756, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasushi Kaburagi, Ryo Yamashita, Yuzuru Ito, Hitoshi Okochi, Ritsuko Yamamoto-Honda, Kazuki Yasuda, Hisahiko Sekihara, Takehiko Sasazuki, Takashi Kadowaki, and Yoshio Yazaki

Insulin-Induced Cell Cycle Progression Is Impaired in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Overexpressing Insulin Receptor Substrate-3
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5862-5874, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Sachin Patel, Craig T. Roelke, David J. Rademacher, William E. Cullinan, and Cecilia J. Hillard

Endocannabinoid Signaling Negatively Modulates Stress-Induced Activation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5431-5438, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0638 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oscar González-Flores, Jun Shu, Ignacio Camacho-Arroyo, and Anne M. Etgen

Regulation of Lordosis by Cyclic 3',5'-Guanosine Monophosphate, Progesterone, and Its 5-Reduced Metabolites Involves Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5560-5567, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0823 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. Phelps

Postnatal Regression of Hypothalamic Dopaminergic Neurons in Prolactin-Deficient Snell Dwarf Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5656-5664, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0931 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Kotaro Kawai, Shigekazu Sasaki, Hiroshi Morita, Takeshi Ito, Sadako Suzuki, Hiroko Misawa, and Hirotoshi Nakamura

Unliganded Thyroid Hormone Receptor-ß1 Represses Liver X Receptor /Oxysterol-Dependent Transactivation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5515-5524, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0382 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Hong, Ismael Samudio, Shengxi Liu, Maen Abdelrahim, and Stephen Safe

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor -Dependent Activation of p21 in Panc-28 Pancreatic Cancer Cells Involves Sp1 and Sp4 Proteins
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5774-5785, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0686 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Wenqing Gao, Jeffrey D. Kearbey, Vipin A. Nair, Kiwon Chung, A. F. Parlow, Duane D. Miller, and James T. Dalton

Comparison of the Pharmacological Effects of a Novel Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator, the 5-Reductase Inhibitor Finasteride, and the Antiandrogen Hydroxyflutamide in Intact Rats: New Approach for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5420-5428, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0627 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard C. Seals, Randall J. Urban, Natesampillai Sekar, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Up-Regulation of Basal Transcriptional Activity of the Cytochrome P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage (CYP11A) Gene by Isoform-Specific Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase in Primary Cultures of Ovarian Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5616-5622, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shu Pei Wang, Shari Chung, Krishnakant Soni, Hugo Bourdages, Louis Hermo, Jacquetta Trasler, and Grant A. Mitchell

Expression of Human Hormone-Sensitive Lipase (HSL) in Postmeiotic Germ Cells Confers Normal Fertility to HSL-Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5688-5693, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0919 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary Cherian-Shaw, Rituparna Das, Catherine A. VandeVoort, and Charles L. Chaffin

Regulation of Steroidogenesis by p53 in Macaque Granulosa Cells and H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5734-5744, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peixin Yang, Jinrong Wang, Yulei Shen, and Shyamal K. Roy

Developmental Expression of Estrogen Receptor (ER) and ERß in the Hamster Ovary: Regulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5757-5766, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0779 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce C. Wu, Pei Su, Nedal W. Safwat, Joseph Sebastian, and William L. Miller

Rapid, Efficient Isolation of Murine Gonadotropes and Their Use in Revealing Control of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone by Paracrine Pituitary Factors
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5832-5839, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Pavel N. Pichurin, Gregorio D. Chazenbalk, Holly Aliesky, Oxana Pichurina, Basil Rapoport, and Sandra M. McLachlan

"Hijacking" the Thyrotropin Receptor: A Chimeric Receptor-Lysosome Associated Membrane Protein Enhances Deoxyribonucleic Acid Vaccination and Induces Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5504-5514, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Latif, T. Ando, and T. F. Davies

Monomerization as a Prerequisite for Intramolecular Cleavage and Shedding of the Thyrotropin Receptor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5580-5588, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0797 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Abe, Koji Murao, Hitomi Imachi, Wen M. Cao, Xiao Yu, Kazuya Yoshida, Norman C. W. Wong, Margaret A. Shupnik, Jacques-Antoine Haefliger, Gérard Waeber, and Toshihiko Ishida

Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone-Stimulated Thyrotropin Expression Involves Islet-Brain-1/c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Interacting Protein-1
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5623-5628, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0635 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saori Yasuzawa-Amano, Nagaoki Toyoda, Akimasa Maeda, Atsushi Kosaki, Yasukiyo Mori, Toshiji Iwasaka, and Mitsushige Nishikawa

Expression and Regulation of Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Rat Aorta Media
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5638-5645, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia D’Arezzo, Sandra Incerpi, Faith B. Davis, Filippo Acconcia, Maria Marino, Ricardo N. Farias, and Paul J. Davis

Rapid Nongenomic Effects of 3,5,3'-Triiodo-L-Thyronine on the Intracellular pH of L-6 Myoblasts Are Mediated by Intracellular Calcium Mobilization and Kinase Pathways
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5694-5703, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0890 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5875-5878 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5879-5881 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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